KITCHENER -- As Canada gets ready for a federal election in September, Member of Parliament (MP) candidates in Waterloo Region, Wellington County, and the surrounding area are preparing to campaign.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked the Governor General to dissolve the current government, sparking an election that will take place across the country on Sept. 20.
Here are the current MP candidates up for election in the local area:
KITCHENER CENTRE
- Raj Saini (Liberal – incumbent)*
- Mary Henein Thorn (Conservative)
- Beisan Zubi (NDP)
- Mike Morrice (Green Party)
- Diane Boskovic (People's Party of Canada)
- Ellen Papenburg (Animal Protection Party)
*Raj Saini ended his campaign on Sept. 4. However, the deadline has passed to remove his name, so he will still appear as a candidate and votes for him will still count)
KITCHENER-CONESTOGA
- Tim Louis (Liberal – incumbent)
- Carlene Hawley (Conservative)
- Narine Dat Sookram (NDP)
- Owen Bradley (Green Party)
- Kevin Dupuis (People’s Party)
KITCHENER SOUTH-HESPELER
- Valerie Bradford (Liberal)
- Tyler Calver (Conservative)
- Suresh Arangath (NDP)
- Melissa Baumgaertner (People's Party)
- Gabe Rose (Green Party)
- Elaine Baetz (Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada)
- Stephen Davis (Parti Rhinocéros Party)
- C.A. Morrison (Independent)
WATERLOO
- Bardish Chagger (Liberal – incumbent)
- Meghan Shannon (Conservative)
- Jonathan Cassels (NDP)
- Karla Villagomez Fajardo (Green)
- Patrick Doucette (People’s Party)
CAMBRIDGE
- Bryan May (Liberal – incumbent)
- Connie Cody (Conservative)
- Lorne Bruce (NDP)
- Michele Braniff (Green)
- Maggie Segounis (People's Party)
GUELPH
- Lloyd Longfield (Liberal – incumbent)
- Ashish Sachan (Conservative)
- Aisha Jahangir (NDP)
- Michelle Bowman (Green Party)
- Joshua Leier (People's Party)
- Karen Levenson (Animal Protection Party)
- Tristan Dineen (Communist Party of Canada)
BRANTFORD-BRANT
- Alison Macdonald (Liberal)
- Larry Brock (Conservative)
- Adrienne Roberts (NDP)
- Karleigh Csordas (Green)
- Cole Squire (People’s Party)
- Leslie Bory (Independent)
- John The Engineer Turmel (Independent)
WELLINGTON-HALTON HILLS
- Melanie Lang (Liberal)
- Michael Chong (Conservative – incumbent)
- Noor Jahangir (NDP)
- Ran Zhu (Green Party)
- Sylvain Carle (People’s Party)
PERTH-WELLINGTON
- Brendan Knight (Liberal)
- John Nater (Conservative – incumbent)
- Kevin Kruchkywich (NDP)
- Wayne Baker (People's Party)
OXFORD
- Elizabeth Quinto (Liberal)
- Dave Mackenzie (Conservative – incumbent)
- Matthew Chambers (NDP)
- Bob Reid (Green)
- Wendy Martin (People’s Party)
- Allen Scovil (Christian Heritage Party of Canada)
HURON-BRUCE
- James Rice (Liberal)
- Ben Lobb (Conservative – incumbent)
- Jan Johnstone (NDP)
- Jack Stecho (People’s Party)
- Justin L. Smith (Independent)
HALDIMAND-NORFOLK
- Karen Matthews (Liberal)
- Leslyn Lewis (Conservative)
- Meghan Piironen (NDP)
- Kenneth Gilpin (People’s Party)
- George McMorrow (Veterans Coalition Party of Canada)
- Charles Lugosi (Christian Heritage Party of Canada)
This list is ongoing. Candidates will be added or removed as more information becomes available.
